UU150 Final: Lesson 14
Lesson 14: Placement Wrap-up
How to Leave a Community Engagement/CSL/CEL
Placement Gracefully
You have decided to move on to new opportunities. Perhaps your schedule
can no longer accommodate volunteering, or your course placement is
complete, or you’d like to try something new – whatever the reason,
imagine you’ll be soon leaving your community placement.
Ideally, you feel as though you have gained a lot from your experience.
However, you might feel as though the experience could have been more
meaningful and fulfilling. In both cases, however, it is extremely important
for you to leave your placement gracefully. That is, to exit on good terms
and not burn bridges.
How Do I Exit Gracefully?
Below are some tips and guidelines to help you wrap-up your engagement.
You have decided to move on to new opportunities. Perhaps your schedule
can no longer accommodate volunteering, or your course placement is
complete, or you’d like to try something new – whatever the reason,
imagine you’ll be soon leaving your community placement
(Sources: Bernard, 2012; Julien, 2013; Martin, 2014; Quast, 2014)
Saying Thank You
“Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone”. ~ G.B. Stern
In this section, we’ll explore the importance of saying thank you and
expressing gratitude.
One of the smallest, yet most important, actions we can take is to say thank
you. Thank you is more than just good manners.
Did you know that research has shown that being grateful can improve well-
being and physical health, can strengthen social relationships, produce
positive emotional states and help us cope with stressful times in our lives
(Grant & Gino, 2010, Wood, Froh & Geraghty, 2010)?
It means that we recognize that someone had a choice. A person did
not have to send us a gift, or give up time to assist us, or make an
effort to help us fit in at the organization - they chose to do so.
A “thank you” acknowledges the relationship and connection to others.
Thanking someone is a sign of respect.
Expressing gratitude makes the person feel valued, important and
appreciated. If we do not express thanks, the relationship may be
damaged.
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Document Summary
Perhaps your schedule can no longer accommodate volunteering, or your course placement is complete, or you"d like to try something new whatever the reason, imagine you"ll be soon leaving your community placement. Ideally, you feel as though you have gained a lot from your experience. However, you might feel as though the experience could have been more meaningful and fulfilling. In both cases, however, it is extremely important for you to leave your placement gracefully. That is, to exit on good terms and not burn bridges. Below are some tips and guidelines to help you wrap-up your engagement. You have decided to move on to new opportunities. In this section, we"ll explore the importance of saying thank you and expressing gratitude. One of the smallest, yet most important, actions we can take is to say thank you. Thank you is more than just good manners. It means that we recognize that someone had a choice.
